Eastover-Central Elementary

Summary:

Eastover-Central Elementary is a public elementary school in Eastover, North Carolina, serving 397 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 138 out of 242 districts in the state.

Eastover-Central Elementary consistently ranks among the top 20% of elementary schools in North Carolina, with strong academic performance that significantly exceeds the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, 78.1% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to 57.1% for the district and 62.7% for the state. The school's performance is particularly impressive in Science, with 82.4% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to 66.5% for the district and 66.2% for the state. Eastover-Central also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 13:1, compared to nearby schools that range from 12.4:1 to 16.2:1.

While Eastover-Central Elementary outperforms the nearby schools, such as College Lakes Elementary and Ferguson-Easley Elementary, these nearby schools serve a higher percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with significantly higher rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests that Eastover-Central may be serving a more affluent and racially homogeneous population compared to the surrounding area, which could contribute to its strong academic performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 5174 Dunn Road
       Eastover, NC  28312


(910) 483-8997

District: Cumberland County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
228th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,186 Help


Students who attend Eastover-Central Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Mac Williams Middle
High:    Cape Fear High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.0 Help
Number of students:  397

Racial breakdown:

White:
62.7%
African American:
18.6%
Hispanic:
11.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  43.3% Help


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Compare Details Eastover-Central Elementary ranks better than 84.9% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 4th among 46 ranked elementary schools in the Cumberland County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (62.7%), African American (18.6%), Hispanic (11.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 43.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Eastover-Central Elementary is 13, which is the 19th best among 46 elementary schools in the Cumberland County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Eastover-Central Elementary is $9,186. 37 elementary schools in the Cumberland County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Eastover-Central Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Eastover-Central Elementary 228th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Eastover-Central Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Cumberland County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Cumberland County Schools 138th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Eastover-Central Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Eastover-Central Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 91.54 28th 1276 97.8%
2007 90.39 26th 1293 98.0%
2008 91.49 50th 1324 96.2%
2009 88.75 66th 1354 95.1%
2010 87.66 73rd 1363 94.6%
2011 89.97 33rd 1381 97.6%
2012 84.99 112th 1388 91.9%
2013 79.70 232nd 1403 83.5%
2014 87.01 141st 1390 89.9%
2015 77.04 289th 1440 79.9%
2016 84.79 160th 1425 88.8%
2017 91.80 71st 1429 95.0%
2018 92.29 65th 1434 95.5%
2019 85.36 161st 1473 89.1%
2021 78.08 272nd 1489 81.7%
2022 86.23 159th 1514 89.5%
2023 85.24 162nd 1502 89.2%
2024 81.00 228th 1505 84.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Eastover-Central Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 75.82 94th 801 88.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Eastover-Central Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.96 21st 1332 98.4%
2019 86.42 86th 1361 93.7%
2021 87.73 72nd 1329 94.6%
2022 75.44 199th 1366 85.4%
2023 77.24 216th 1437 85.0%
2024 77.51 196th 1450 86.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Eastover-Central Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.76 79th 1405 94.4%
2019 85.42 133rd 1424 90.7%
2021 75.65 277th 1440 80.8%
2022 78.90 240th 1458 83.5%
2023 81.19 198th 1459 86.4%
2024 77.94 242nd 1455 83.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Eastover-Central Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.12 37th 897 95.9%
2019 78.07 92nd 878 89.5%
2021 73.25 83rd 646 87.2%
2022 78.60 60th 634 90.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Eastover-Central Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.32 118th 612 80.7%
2021 64.35 196th 494 60.3%
2022 48.50 374th 500 25.2%
2023 54.76 363rd 582 37.6%
2024 54.12 398th 669 40.5%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Eastover-Central Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.91 2nd 76 97.4%
2019 81.94 6th 72 91.7%
2021 65.43 22nd 76 71.1%
2022 60.05 33rd 85 61.2%
2023 59.25 29th 81 64.2%
2024 68.43 21st 75 72.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Eastover-Central Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.68 112th 1413 92.1%
2019 80.86 207th 1430 85.5%
2021 77.24 276th 1444 80.9%
2022 88.90 109th 1464 92.6%
2023 86.14 141st 1461 90.3%
2024 79.56 237th 1464 83.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Eastover-Central Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.33 26th 927 97.2%
2019 78.56 120th 949 87.4%
2021 73.91 126th 896 85.9%
2022 73.94 149th 927 83.9%
2023 65.55 249th 933 73.3%
2024 85.58 67th 924 92.7%
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Rank History for White students at Eastover-Central Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.90 93rd 1178 92.1%
2019 72.85 278th 1183 76.5%
2021 71.00 298th 1172 74.6%
2022 80.47 184th 1194 84.6%
2023 77.76 212th 1183 82.1%
2024 70.62 319th 1166 72.6%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Eastover-Central Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 325 209 2 1 10 n/a n/a 4 551
1989 334 223 2 1 9 n/a n/a 0 569
1990 329 203 2 1 18 n/a n/a 0 553
1991 335 184 2 3 22 n/a n/a 0 546
1992 333 169 2 3 14 n/a n/a 0 521
1993 324 166 3 9 12 n/a n/a 0 514
1994 362 165 6 5 11 n/a n/a 0 549
1995 340 129 5 9 17 n/a n/a 0 500
1996 340 129 5 9 17 n/a n/a 0 500
1997 328 118 6 13 14 n/a n/a 0 479
1998 181 95 3 6 8 n/a n/a 0 293
1999 179 87 3 6 6 n/a n/a 0 281
2000 173 71 3 8 5 n/a n/a 0 260
2001 180 84 3 5 4 n/a n/a 0 276
2002 191 86 5 9 5 n/a n/a 0 296
2003 191 86 5 9 5 n/a n/a 0 296
2004 225 89 3 13 4 n/a n/a 0 334
2005 237 107 9 18 3 n/a n/a 0 374
2006 257 102 7 13 1 n/a n/a 0 380
2007 260 91 12 10 4 n/a n/a 11 388
2008 276 93 19 14 4 n/a n/a 15 421
2009 284 112 11 14 8 n/a n/a 0 429
2010 324 103 15 20 11 n/a n/a 0 473
2011 306 89 7 23 12 0 32 0 469
2012 314 91 9 33 9 0 30 0 486
2013 294 99 9 29 11 0 23 0 465
2014 282 74 9 27 9 0 36 0 437
2015 285 77 8 30 5 0 31 0 436
2016 273 67 8 33 6 0 36 0 423
2017 256 87 3 36 6 0 33 0 421
2018 249 68 3 32 7 1 31 0 391
2019 261 75 2 29 10 1 19 0 397
2020 271 74 2 28 9 0 22 0 406
2021 222 65 3 32 4 3 17 0 346
2022 215 63 4 38 4 2 16 0 342
2023 249 74 6 47 4 3 14 0 397

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Eastover-Central Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 551 26.0 21.1 33.9
1989 569 29.0 19.6 33.7
1990 553 30.0 18.4 33.5
1991 546 28.0 19.5 33.9
1992 521 28.0 18.6 38
1993 514 30.0 17.1 43.4
1994 549 32.0 17.2 40.6
1995 500 29.0 17.2 43.6
1996 500 29.0 17.2 43.6
1997 479 30.0 16.0 39.9
1998 293 21.0 14.0 64.5
1999 281 23.0 12.2 53.4
2000 260 16.0 16.3 52.3
2001 276 18.0 15.3 43.8
2002 296 23.0 12.9 43.2
2003 296 23.0 12.9 43.2
2004 334 23.0 14.5 45.2
2005 374 27.0 13.9 40.6
2006 380 27.0 14.1 35.3
2007 388 n/a n/a 33.7
2008 421 26.8 15.7 n/a
2009 429 28.2 15.2 37.5
2010 473 29.4 16.1 33
2011 469 32.0 14.6 29.9
2012 486 31.6 15.3 28.6
2013 465 32.6 14.2 32.7
2014 437 33.6 13.0 34.6
2015 436 33.0 13.2 31.2
2016 423 31.0 13.6 30.3
2017 421 28.7 14.6 35.2
2018 391 27.3 14.2 32.7
2019 397 28.0 14.1 39
2020 406 29.8 13.5 30
2021 346 29.5 11.7 34.1
2022 342 32.0 10.6 31.3
2023 397 30.5 13.0 43.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Eastover-Central Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 551 26.0 21.1 33.9
1989 569 29.0 19.6 33.7
1990 553 30.0 18.4 33.5
1991 546 28.0 19.5 33.9
1992 521 28.0 18.6 38
1993 514 30.0 17.1 43.4
1994 549 32.0 17.2 40.6
1995 500 29.0 17.2 43.6
1996 500 29.0 17.2 43.6
1997 479 30.0 16.0 39.9
1998 293 21.0 14.0 64.5
1999 281 23.0 12.2 53.4
2000 260 16.0 16.3 52.3
2001 276 18.0 15.3 43.8
2002 296 23.0 12.9 43.2
2003 296 23.0 12.9 43.2
2004 334 23.0 14.5 45.2
2005 374 27.0 13.9 40.6
2006 380 27.0 14.1 35.3
2007 388 n/a n/a 33.7
2008 421 26.8 15.7 n/a
2009 429 28.2 15.2 37.5
2010 473 29.4 16.1 33
2011 469 32.0 14.6 29.9
2012 486 31.6 15.3 28.6
2013 465 32.6 14.2 32.7
2014 437 33.6 13.0 34.6
2015 436 33.0 13.2 31.2
2016 423 31.0 13.6 30.3
2017 421 28.7 14.6 35.2
2018 391 27.3 14.2 32.7
2019 397 28.0 14.1 39
2020 406 29.8 13.5 30
2021 346 29.5 11.7 34.1
2022 342 32.0 10.6 31.3
2023 397 30.5 13.0 43.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Eastover-Central Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $836 (9.1%) $8,350 (90.9%) $9,186

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Eastover-Central Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 161st of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 162nd of 1502 Elementary schools
 0.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Eastover-Central Elementary)89.689.7
 0.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools)58.955.5
 3.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Eastover-Central Elementary)79.169
 10.1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools)54.146.1
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Eastover-Central Elementary)63.162.3
 0.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools)49.449.2
 0.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Eastover-Central Elementary)71.473.9
 2.5%
   4th Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools)57.955.8
 2.1%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Eastover-Central Elementary)79.771.8
 7.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools)53.846.2
 7.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Eastover-Central Elementary)76.666.2
 10.4%
   5th Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools)53.944.9
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Eastover-Central Elementary)93.885.9
 7.9%
   5th Grade Science (Cumberland County Schools)73.463.1
 10.3%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students397397
African American7574
 1.3%
American Indian104
 60%
Asian26
 200%
Hispanic2947
 62.1%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White261249
 4.6%
Two or More Races1914
 26.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39%43.3%
 4.3%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 397 students attended Eastover-Central Elementary.

Eastover-Central Elementary ranks 228th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Eastover-Central Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mac Williams Middle
High : Cape Fear High

Students at Eastover-Central Elementary are 63% White, 19% African American, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.


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